Vocabulary
Any material that is taken in by living things to sustain life
Nutrient
Give an example of Protists
Algae
Give an example of Fungi
Mold
What are plants in a food chain called?
Producers
Name 3 types of decomposers
Fungi, bacteria, and many invertebrates
A series of interlinked food chains
Food Web
Name the Five Kingdom from least complex to most complex
Monerans, Protists, Fungi, Plants, Animals
Give an example of Monerans
Bacteria
What are animals in a food chain called?
Consumers
What is the role of a decomposer?
A collection of living things and their environment
Ecosystem
Name the 7 Divisions of Life in order
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Organisms made up of many cells and live by eating food
Animals
What does a living/nutrient cycle do?
A living cycle follow the essential substances/nutrients as they move through an environment
What are the three main living/nutrient cycles?
The three main living/nutrient cycles are the nitrogen cycle, the carbon cycle, and the water cycle
A process whereby energy passes along a chain of living things
Food Chain
Organisms that absorb food and reproduce by making spores
Fungi
Living things that have many cells and most carry out photosynthesis
Plants
What is pollution?
Pollution is damage caused to the environment usually by human activities
What is an example of human-caused pollution?
Dumping garbage, waste chemicals, pesticides/insecticides, etc.
Microscopic organisms that have a simple, single cell
Monerans
A variety of complex, but mainly single-celled organisms
Protists
What is an example of pollution not caused by humans?
Volcanic eruption, flood, forest fire, etc.